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On-line sales method and system

US8214260B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2009
Grant dateJul 3, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG07F17/32
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An on-line sales method includes providing a website operated by at least one computer connected to the Internet, receiving a user's submission of an amount for conducting a sales transaction, providing a plurality of items available for the user to select from and to potentially purchase at the submitted amount, and providing a selection option of the user determined based on the submitted amount. The method further includes receiving, on the website, the user's selection of multiple ones among the plurality of items in accordance with the user's selection option, conducting a computerized drawing to draw one out of the multiple items selected by the user. The drawn item has a published price that is equal to or higher than the submitted amount.

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